Where is the editor on this article? A "possible" mountain lion attack? I'd say with two witnesses, one of whom tried to gouge the eyes out of the lion, we can be pretty sure which critter was involved.
"Wildlife officers from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) responded to a report of a mountain lion attack in Trinity County on May 16, 2022. The incident occurred approximately 3:00 p.m. along State Route 299 near Big Bar.
A woman was driving on State Route 299 when she stopped beside the road near a picnic area and exited the vehicle with her dog. She began walking down a path with the dog slightly ahead of her. She noticed movement beside her as a mountain lion swiped her across her left shoulder, causing injury. She screamed and her dog, a Belgian Malinois, immediately returned and engaged the mountain lion. The mountain lion bit the dog’s head and would not let go. The woman attempted to throw rocks, tug and pull them apart, and even attempted to gouge the eyes out of the lion, to no avail.
The woman went back up to the road and flagged down a passing vehicle. A passerby stopped, retrieved a can of pepper spray and sprayed the lion in the face with little to no effect. The mountain lion was attempting to move off the trail and drag the dog to a different location. The woman and the passerby eventually retrieved a piece of PVC pipe and began hitting the mountain lion with it until it finally released the dog."
Wow, thanks for answering that question. I figured Big Bar might be close to the Straw House but I sure wouldn't have guessed it was that close. That's close!
ReplyDeleteWhy didn't someone SHOOT the dang thing?
ReplyDeleteWhy didn't anyone shoot it? Because in California, you'd likely go to jail. In the Stupid State, animals > people.
ReplyDeleteAs a former resident of Trinity County (who worked for Calif Dept of Fish & Game) I can assure you that those mountain lions are big, powerful, and scary.
A thing only exists when confirmed by an Expert. We all know mountain lions are passive, timid creatures that never attack people. So say the Experts paid by the State to say such things.
ReplyDeleteHere in Michigan, the DNR only recently has "confirmed" that a "lone" mountain lion might be running around up in the Oscoda/Crawford country area. Saw one way back in 1998 up in the Pigeon River State Forest, where Michigan's elk herd wanders. Experts are mostly worthless.
DeleteEXPERTS are usually educated DOLTS!..WORTHLESS IMO!
DeleteCritical info missing .... did the dog survive?
ReplyDeleteThe dog was still touch and go, according to the article. Belgian Malinois, so tough breed. Good thing she had the dog along as it rescued her from the lion. I was acquainted through work with someone who was killed by a mountain lion while jogging near Placerville. These cats are indeed around and have never heard the experts say they don't attack people.
DeleteGood doggie, I hope he makes it.
DeleteI think her name was Barbara, if I recall. Jogging near Cool, very near where I lived at the time. Shook the whole area up pretty good. Big cats are the most feared critters in these parts.
DeleteBarbara Barsalou Schoener, date of attack April 23, 1994.
Deletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_cougar_attacks_in_North_America
I should bookmark this page, as much as I refer to it.
Had a large one recently walk past my house, was out of sight before I could get back outside with a rifle. Had to shoot a young one a decade or so ago that went after the wife in the yard.
ReplyDeleteHere is the rest of the story (as of 3 hours ago):
ReplyDeletehttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10829259/Belgian-malinois-save-owner-mountain-lion-attack-left-pet-fractured-skull.html
I live half of a mile from a state perk that the WIDNR admits has at least one cougar in it. If I go out at night, I take my SIG P250C/45ACP along with a 2000 lumen Streamlight.
ReplyDeleteMy 'Experts' story. Stop me if you've heard it before.
ReplyDeleteMy family has a ranch in the foothills of California. Our area is located in the center of a triangle formed by three state highways, the closest of which is maybe six miles away. About 10 years ago CA Fish and Game wanted to release two big cats near our place because of its remoteness. The day they were turned loose, my neighboring rancher was there and was told by the young female biologist that the location was ideal because, she said, the cats are reluctant to cross busy roads.
Both cats were tagged and had tracking collars. Within a year one of them had been tracked to Lake County. To get there from our area she had to cross two state highways and busy Interstate 5 north of Sacramento.
So much for 'experts'. I really do believe they make it up as they go along.
What made her think that a cat knows what a highway is?
DeleteI'm afraid I can't answer that question for you. I'm not sure whether it was state policy, her own personal opinion or both.
DeleteYoung government employees have some pretty strange beliefs these days. Especially if they have degrees from public universities.
Because she thinks mountain lions are smart like deer who only cross roads where the highway department puts up deer crossing signs
DeleteA little dated but this is how it's done:
Deletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GfQAXIicFE&t=231s